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The father of three from Kempton Park died in Braamfontein during student protests against financial exclusion.

The higher education minister ruffled feathers on social media on Wednesday after accusing the former president of “causing problems” for NSFAS with his announcement of free higher education in 2017.

‘Our sacrifices were in vain’ - Mcebo Dlamini slams ANC, Malema amid student protests Updated Jacaranda FM Share this: Former student leader and Fees Must Fall activist Mcebo Dlamini says he’s hurt by the scenes that unfolded at Wits University on Wednesday.  The ongoing student protests at the university escalated to the point where a 35-year-old man was allegedly shot by police in Braamfontein.       While tyres were burning and rocks blockaded the busy Braamfontein street, law enforcement unloaded numerous roads of rubber bullets on students who scattered and took refuge in ...

Police watchdog, IPID, says a 35-year-old bystander who died during an ongoing protest by Wits students was husband and father, Mthokozisi Edwin Ntumba.

Students picket at Cape Central Police Station in solidarity with Wits students The protesters who wore black said that this was a sad day for students. A small group of students picketed in front of the Cape Town Central Police Station on 11 March 2021 in solidarity with the protesting Wits University students. Picture: Graig-Lee Smith/Eyewitness News CAPE TOWN - A small group of students picketed in front of the Cape Town Central Police Station. They had gathered to show solidarity with fellow students a...